About

Dr Sharon Slade is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Business and Law at the Open University in the UK working to support both tutors and students on Open University distance learning modules and programmes. Her research interests encompass online delivery learning and tutoring, online learning communities and ethical issues in learning analytics. Project work includes the development of a student support framework to improve retention and progression and the development of a university wide tool for tracking students and triggering relevant and targeted interventions. She is leading the development of new policy around the ethical use of learning analytics within the Open University, UK.